Oct 12, 2026 · 44 min · 10 segments
Following on from the announcement that former swimming coach George Gibney has been jailed for 15 and a half years for sexually abusing girls in the 1970s and 1980s, Kieran spoke to victims, their…
Justine McCarthyGuest
Ciaran CudahyHost
Chalky WhiteGuestEvan DalyGuestTrish CarneyGuest
I'm in a cafe, and I still have a bit of a wobble in my throat from the emotion of, of what just happened.
Um, the announcement that, by the judge, that George Gibney will have to serve 15 years and six months in jail was extremely emotional.
But I suppose the overriding impression of the atmosphere in the courtroom was one of great dignity, uh, displayed by the people he targeted as children to sexually abuse, not just the ones in this case, which have finally, at long last, secured his conviction, but people who previously were involved in his prosecution, which was abandoned by the state in the early 1990s, and people who gave guarded statements, uh, after that in different investigations, who came there today to see justice finally being served.
And it really was overwhelming and a, a great privilege to be there to witness it.
Uh, Justine, can, can I, can I keep you there for just a moment? Because, um, we've got Chalky White on the line as well with us now.
Uh, feeling a little bit better than I normally feel after this topic is brought up, uh, in the past.
In the past, it's, whether it was on radio, TV, in the newspapers, wherever, it always ended up with going just about nowhere.
Today is the first day where we've had a positive result, so the feeling is, I can't say it's a, a really positive feeling.
But in general, yeah, just happy that, uh, he's now not just been convicted, but he's, uh, in prison.
Um, I mean, there, there must have been days, so many days, as you say, you've talked about this, um, so many of those days where you thought maybe this day would never come.
It's 33 years, almost to the month, when it first started off, uh, officially with the police.
And like I say, that's a, that's a long time for negative kind of reactions, never really making any progress.
And that's why today, going into the court, initially, it was, uh, you know, maybe he'll only come out with a single figure, um, sentence.
But, uh, overall, I think when, when it all transpired, we just really have to be happy and thankful for all the people that helped us get there, and particularly for the girls who came forward after the Second Captains, uh, podcast, uh, the one that really made a, a, a big difference.
And to all the ladies that were brave enough to come forward and talk about what happened at the hands of this demon, really appreciate them.
And without them, and, uh, all the journalists that, that were involved in keeping the pressure on, uh, really feel much more positive than I thought I would feel today.
I thought it was going to be just the start of the next phase of dealing with it all.
I'm in a cafe, and I still have a bit of a wobble in my throat from the emotion of, of what just happened.
Um, the announcement that, by the judge, that George Gibney will have to serve 15 years and six months in jail was extremely emotional.
But I suppose the overriding impression of the atmosphere in the courtroom was one of great dignity, uh, displayed by the people he targeted as children to sexually abuse, not just the ones in this case, which have finally, at long last, secured his conviction, but people who previously were involved in his prosecution, which was abandoned by the state in the early 1990s, and people who gave guarded statements, uh, after that in different investigations, who came there today to see justice finally being served.
And it really was overwhelming and a, a great privilege to be there to witness it.
Uh, Justine, can, can I, can I keep you there for just a moment? Because, um, we've got Chalky White on the line as well with us now.
Uh, feeling a little bit better than I normally feel after this topic is brought up, uh, in the past.
In the past, it's, whether it was on radio, TV, in the newspapers, wherever, it always ended up with going just about nowhere.
Today is the first day where we've had a positive result, so the feeling is, I can't say it's a, a really positive feeling.
But in general, yeah, just happy that, uh, he's now not just been convicted, but he's, uh, in prison.
Um, I mean, there, there must have been days, so many days, as you say, you've talked about this, um, so many of those days where you thought maybe this day would never come.
It's 33 years, almost to the month, when it first started off, uh, officially with the police.
And like I say, that's a, that's a long time for negative kind of reactions, never really making any progress.
And that's why today, going into the court, initially, it was, uh, you know, maybe he'll only come out with a single figure, um, sentence.
But, uh, overall, I think when, when it all transpired, we just really have to be happy and thankful for all the people that helped us get there, and particularly for the girls who came forward after the Second Captains, uh, podcast, uh, the one that really made a, a, a big difference.
And to all the ladies that were brave enough to come forward and talk about what happened at the hands of this demon, really appreciate them.
And without them, and, uh, all the journalists that, that were involved in keeping the pressure on, uh, really feel much more positive than I thought I would feel today.
I thought it was going to be just the start of the next phase of dealing with it all.
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